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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Josefa teach Amara to do?

2. What does Josefa realize about God?

3. Why does Severo decide to visit Saracen?

4. What does Josefa ask to do with Amara?

5. What does Palinor ask Dolca to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Palinor tell Beneditx about the need to explain everything?

2. What does Severo think about as he falls asleep the first night of visiting Palinor and Beneditx?

3. Why is Beneditx angry and what does he remember about his mother's anger?

4. How does Sor Blancha realize Amara misses Josefa and what happens when she does?

5. What does Severo suggest to Beneditx?

6. What does Josefa do to help Amara's recovery?

7. How does Amara get away from the convent?

8. Who is waiting for Severo when he returns home?

9. Why don't Margalida and Josefa get along?

10. What do the nuns decide to do with Amara first and how do they do it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amara's experience in the chapel affirms her utter lack of knowledge of God and gives Sor Agnete a new outlook on how non-Christians might see the world.

1. Why do you think Amara's experience in the chapel demonstrates there is no innate knowledge of God?

2. Do you think Sor Agnete will be able to translate what she realizes into wisdom? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think Amara would be frightened by the crucifix?

Essay Topic 2

Severo gets further proof of his belief that all things are God-ordained, when he encounters Josefa at Sant Clara. What one man sees as evidence of God's work, however, may look like a series of coincidences to another.

1. Do you think the fact of Josefa being at the convent is farther proof that there are no coincidences or accidents? Why or why not?

2. What do you think is meant by the second statement above? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Discuss a situation you or someone you know have experienced that would support or disavow Severo's belief in all things being God-ordained.

Essay Topic 3

Amara's upbringing by wolves, however, seems to have altered her in ways that cannot be changed, such as her dislike for human touch and contact, things that humans have long assumed are necessary for healthy living. Like an animal, Amara only seems to live in the present and seems unaware of how the past and future affect her.

1. Do you think that animals live only in the present? Why or why not?

2. Do you think if a human child really was raised by the wolves that child would ever be able to learn all of the intricacies of being human? Why or why not?

3. What do you think would be the effect on human society if humans lived mostly for the present without looking back to the past or ahead to the future?

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